View & manage recent locations

When you start navigation or check the ETA or route overview of a location, it’s saved as a recent location. To view recent locations:

  1. Open Waze
  2. Tap the search bar

Under the search bar, a list of your recent locations appears.

Note: Recent locations are saved locally to your device. If you switch devices or reinstall Waze, they may not appear.

Do more with recent locations

Touch and hold the relevant location to see the action menu:

Info

View the address, distance, and location on the map. Tap View routes to start navigating to the location. To plan your drive in advance, tap Leave later before you begin navigation. 

Send location

Tap one of the suggested apps to share your location with a friend. Anyone with the link can see the location and also share it.

Add Siri shortcut

Set a voice command for this location and use it in the future to ask Siri to navigate to this location.

Remove drive

You can remove recent locations individually from the action menu. 

Note: Recent locations are stored on your device. When you remove a recent location, it’s removed locally, but not from Waze’s servers. 

To remove a recent location from Waze servers, delete the relevant drive from your navigation history.

Android Auto

View and manage recent locations on Android Auto

View recent locations

  1. Open Waze
  2. Tap the search bar
  3. Tap Recent. Your recent locations will appear below.

Remove recent locations

  1. Open Waze
  2. Tap 
  3. Tap Privacy
  4. Tap Recent locations. Your recent locations will appear.
  5. Tap the location you want to remove
  6. Tap Remove

Do more with recent locations

Disconnect your phone from your in-car system and manage recent locations on your phone. The changes will apply when you use Waze in your car.

Android Automotive (AAOS)

View and manage recent locations on AAOS

View recent locations

  1. Open Waze
  2. Tap the search bar
  3. Tap Recent. Your recent locations will appear below.

Remove recent locations

  1. Open Waze
  2. Tap 
  3. Tap Privacy
  4. Tap Recent locations. Your recent locations will appear.
  5. Tap the location you want to remove
  6. Tap Remove

Do more with recent locations

You can manage recent locations on your phone. The changes will apply when you use Waze in your car.

CarPlay

View and manage recent locations on CarPlay

View recent locations

  1. Open Waze
  2. Tap the search bar. Your recent locations will appear below.

Manage recent locations

Disconnect your phone from your in-car system and manage recent locations on your phone. The changes will apply when you use Waze in your car.

 

Need more help? Check out our Waze Community forum for more questions and answers about Waze app

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